The Druid Stone
The Druid Stone is an archaeological site in Blidworth, Newark and Sherwood District, England. The Druid Stone is situated nearby to The Windmill, as well as near Church of St Mary of the Purification.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Mary of the Purification and Joseph Whitaker School.
Church of St Mary of the Purification
Church
Photo: David Hallam-Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Mary of the Purification is a parish church of the Church of England in Blidworth, Nottinghamshire, dating from the 15th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. Church of St Mary of the Purification is situated 2,100 feet east of The Druid Stone.
Joseph Whitaker School
School
Joseph Whitaker School is a secondary school with academy status in Rainworth near Mansfield, Nottinghamshire in England. The school takes its name from Joseph Whitaker, a naturalist who lived in Rainworth at Rainworth Lodge. Joseph Whitaker School is situated 1¼ miles north of The Druid Stone.
Papplewick Pumping Station
Museum
Photo: vic mcclymont, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Papplewick Pumping Station, situated in open agricultural land approximately 3 miles by road from the Nottinghamshire village of Papplewick, was built by Nottingham Corporation Water Department between 1881 and 1884 to pump water from the Bunter sandstone to provide drinking water to the City of Nottingham, in England. Papplewick Pumping Station is situated 2½ miles south of The Druid Stone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blidworth Bottoms and Blidworth.
Blidworth Bottoms
Hamlet
Photo: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Blidworth Bottoms is a hamlet in Nottinghamshire, England, near to Blidworth and Ravenshead. Population details are included in the civil parish of Blidworth.
Blidworth
Village
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Blidworth is a village and civil parish approximately five miles east of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 4,457, this dropped to 4,295 in the 2021 census.
Ravenshead
Village
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ravenshead is a large village and civil parish in the Gedling district of Nottinghamshire, England. It borders Papplewick, Newstead Abbey and Blidworth, and is part of Nottinghamshire's Hidden Valleys area.
The Druid Stone
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Blidworth, Newark and Sherwood District, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.09666° or 53° 5′ 48″ northLongitude
-1.13579° or 1° 8′ 9″ westOpen location code
9C5W3VW7+MMOpenStreetMap ID
node 7828873587OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Windmill and Blidworth Methodist Chapel.
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